HTML DOM Textarea autofocus Property
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Textarea autofocus Property

❮ Textarea Object

Example

Find out if a text area automatically gets focus upon page load:

var x = document.getElementById("myTextarea").autofocus;
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Definition and Usage

The autofocus property sets or returns whether a text area should automatically get focus when the page loads, or not.

This property reflects the HTML autofocus attribute.


Browser Support

Property
autofocus Yes 10.0 Yes Yes Yes

Syntax

Return the autofocus property:

textareaObject.autofocus

Set the autofocus property:

textareaObject.autofocus = true|false

Property Values

Value Description
true|false Specifies whether a text area should get focus when the page loads, or not
  • true - The text area gets focus
  • false - Default. The text area does not get focus

Technical Details

Return Value: A Boolean, returns true if the text area automatically gets focus when the page loads, otherwise it returns false

Related Pages

HTML reference: HTML <input> autofocus attribute


❮ Textarea Object